Italian

DESCRIPTION: Mousterian
Jasper Flake Tool.
This artifact is a light and dark brown colored jasper flake tool.
The edges are still sharp as well as the two lower corners. The ventral surface
shows the original worn surface (cortex) that this piece was chipped from.
The dorsal surface is one smooth continues fracture. Flake tools
were commonly used for cutting meat and animal hides as well as other
common materials. This unusual and hard to find artifact is an
example of a Mousterian artifact from the Italian region of Europe. It measures
23mm by 20mm. It was discovered at a site near Gargano (Puglia),
Italy. This
piece dates to the Neanderthals in the Italian region of Europe about
100,000 to 50,000 B.C.

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PRICE: $ 64.00 ITEM NO: ITA
- 07

DESCRIPTION: Mousterian
Jasper Flake Tool.
This artifact is a mottled light yellow-tan colored jasper flake tool.
The left edge is still very sharp. The right side is flat and
about perpendicular to the ventral surface. The ventral surface
shows the bulb of percussion.
The dorsal surface shows 3 main flake scars. Flake tools
were commonly used for cutting meat and animal hides as well as other
common materials. This unusual and hard to find artifact is an
example of a Mousterian artifact from the Italian region of Europe. It measures
30mm by 11mm. It was discovered at a site near Gargano (Puglia),
Italy. This
piece dates to the Neanderthals in the Italian region of Europe about
100,000 to 50,000 B.C.

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PRICE: $ 60.00 Sold ITEM NO: ITA
- 05

DESCRIPTION: Mousterian
Jasper Flake Tool.
This jasper flake tool has a superb pattern of dark cream and caramel colored
layers and lines.
The edges are still sharp. The ventral surface
shows a chip which may indicate its usage in Mousterian times.
This artifact was made via the Levallois technique as evident by the
flake scaring pattern on the dorsal surface. Flake tools
were commonly used for cutting meat and animal hides as well as other
common materials. This unusual and hard to find artifact is an
example of a Mousterian artifact from the Italian region of Europe. It measures
30mm by 11mm. It was discovered at a site near Gargano (Puglia),
Italy. This
piece dates to the Neanderthals in the Italian region of Europe about
100,000 to 50,000 B.C.

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a more detailed view

PRICE: $ 78.00 ITEM NO: ITA
- 09

DESCRIPTION: Mousterian
Jasper Flake Tool.
This artifact is a mottled light yellow-tan colored jasper flake tool.
The left and right edges are still very sharp. The ventral surface is one smooth continues
fracture.
The dorsal surface shows 2 main flake scars and a number if minor ones.
The top left side corner looks to have been intentional shaped as a
borer as indicated by the chipping pattern. The lower dark area is
part of the original stone surface. Flake tools
were commonly used for cutting meat and animal hides as well as other
common materials. This unusual and hard to find artifact is an
example of a Mousterian artifact from the Italian region of Europe. It measures
27mm by 9mm. It was discovered at a site near Gargano (Puglia),
Italy. This
piece dates to the Neanderthals in the Italian region of Europe about
100,000 to 50,000 B.C.

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a more detailed view

PRICE: $ 60.00 ITEM NO: ITA
- 08

DESCRIPTION: Mousterian
Jasper Flake Tool.
This artifact is a caramel colored jasper flake tool.
The edges are still sharp. The ventral surface
shows the original worn surface (cortex) that this piece was chipped from.
The dorsal surface is one smooth continues fracture. The edges shows
small chips/wear which may indicate its usage in Mousterian times. Flake tools
were commonly used for cutting meat and animal hides as well as other
common materials. This unusual and hard to find artifact is an
example of a Mousterian artifact from the Italian region of Europe. It measures
29mm by 18mm. It was discovered at a site near Gargano (Puglia),
Italy. This
piece dates to the Neanderthals in the Italian region of Europe about
100,000 to 50,000 B.C.

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a more detailed view

PRICE: $ 58.00
SOLD ITEM NO: ITA
- 01

DESCRIPTION: Mousterian
Jasper Flake Tool.
This superb jasper flake tool has a fantastic range of browns and red
colors.
The edges are still sharp. The ventral surface has a few minor
retouches. This artifact was made via the Levallois technique as
evident by the very nice flake scaring pattern on the dorsal surface.
The dorsal surface was the retouched on the top and right top
edge. There is a bit of the original cortex left on the lower
right side. Flake tools
were commonly used for cutting meat and animal hides as well as other
common materials. This unusual and hard to find artifact is an
example of a Mousterian artifact from the Italian region of Europe. It measures
27mm by 9mm. It was discovered at a site near Gargano (Puglia),
Italy. This
piece dates to the Neanderthals in the Italian region of Europe about
100,000 to 50,000 B.C.

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a more detailed view

PRICE: $ 80.00 ITEM NO: ITA
- 10

DESCRIPTION: Mousterian
Jasper Flake Tool.
This artifact is a spotted cream colored chert flake tool. Both edges
have been heavily retouched. The ventral surface
shows a bulb of percussion. The dorsal surface shows a number of
flake scars. This artifact was made via the Levallois technique as evident by the
flake scaring pattern on the dorsal surface. The bottom edge show
flake scars as well. A large flake was removed in ancient time on
the top right side. Flake tools
were commonly used for cutting meat and animal hides as well as other
common materials. This unusual and hard to find artifact is an
example of a Mousterian artifact from the Italian region of Europe. It measures
34mm by 15mm. It was discovered at a site near Gargano (Puglia),
Italy. This
piece dates to the Neanderthals in the Italian region of Europe about
100,000 to 50,000 B.C.

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a more detailed view

PRICE: $ 86.00 ITEM NO: ITA
- 04

Each artifact is unique and no two
pieces are quite the same, similar to snowflakes. So once an item is purchased,
there usually is not another artifact to replace it.